Steve Martin called him “my greatest mentor in movies and in life.” Norman Lear remarked that he brought “pure joy” to everything he did, while Billy Crystal deemed him “a nice genius” and Dick Van Dyke gushed that he was “the greatest human being I ever met in my life.” In the worlds of television,… Read more »
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The Offbeat, Dazzling Delights of What a Way to Go!
What a Way to Go! is a film I cannot believe exists. When I first heard about it a few years ago, I’m 97% sure I lost my mind. There are so many things about this movie that boggles me. Let me just start with the biggest one: the cast. Oh my god, this cast…. Read more »
Edith Head: An Icon
On March 27, the Indiana University Cinema will be screening the documentary Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story as a part of the International Arthouse Series and this year’s Science on Screen series. Hedy Lamarr was a fascinating and incredibly influential woman in America, and not just because she was an actress of the Classical Hollywood period…. Read more »